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Source: Dennis Yu article · Apr. 25, 2025 · Photograph · Evidence: Association
The story stays with the source
Marketing lessons I remember because I can replay them
A photo preserves the place. A recording preserves the lesson. The source line under each story lets you go back to the original.
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Four conversations, four different marketing audiences
Each video is embedded from the publisher’s YouTube channel, loads captions by default, and never autoplays.
HubSpot Marketing: Dollar-a-Day
HubSpot Marketing gave me a full tutorial slot to explain Dollar-a-Day to its audience.
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Source: HubSpot Marketing · Date: Feb. 25, 2020 · Format: Video tutorial · Record: Publisher-hosted teaching session
James Dooley: KGMID SEO and Knowledge Panels
James and I went deep on entity signals and Knowledge Panels. In his introduction he called me “an absolute legend” in that field. I’ll take the compliment; the practical details in the interview are the part worth keeping.
Watch on James Dooley’s channel · Read the transcript →
Source: James Dooley / publisher transcript · Date: Feb. 12, 2026 video upload · Format: Video interview · Record: Interview and James’s quoted introduction
Neal Schaffer: becoming more Googleable
Neal brought me onto his channel to unpack Google Knowledge Panels and the signals that connect a real person to a visible entity.
Open the original YouTube video →
Source: Neal Schaffer · Date: July 6, 2024 · Format: Video podcast · Record: Host-led Knowledge Panel conversation
Alex Berman: the marketing secret behind Dollar-a-Day
Alex and I sat down for a practical walkthrough of Dollar-a-Day. The Taj Mahal photo above is from a different day, but it reminds me that the best marketing conversations rarely stay inside a studio.
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Source: Alex Berman · Date: Nov. 17, 2024 · Format: Video conversation · Record: Practical Dollar-a-Day walkthrough
Long-form conversations
Conversations that outlive the feed
I linked the original show notes and transcripts under each story so you can keep following the ideas.
Michael Stelzner · Social Media Examiner
Michael interviewed me for a detailed explanation of Facebook’s algorithm and what marketers should do with it.
Read the original show notes →
Source: Social Media Examiner · Date: Nov. 3, 2017 · Format: Podcast and show notes · Evidence: Invited expert appearance
Mark de Grasse · DigitalMarketer
On DigitalMarketer’s podcast, Mark asked me to weigh in on AI, SEO, and the changing content-creation landscape.
Source: DigitalMarketer · Date: Apr. 11, 2023 · Format: Podcast episode page · Evidence: Invited appearance/editorial selection
Stephan Spencer · Marketing Speak
Stephan’s Episode 149 documents a full conversation about the past, present, and future of Facebook advertising, with a transcript and implementation checklist.
Read and listen on Marketing Speak →
Source: Marketing Speak · Date: Aug. 29, 2018 · Format: Podcast, transcript, and checklist · Evidence: Invited expert appearance
George Leith · Conquer Local
George and I recorded this in person at VendastaCon. In the transcript he calls me a good friend, remembers what I taught him about personal branding, and says the strategies were “bang on the money” for ROI.
See the photograph, player, and transcript →
Source: Conquer Local · Date: Apr. 20, 2018 · Format: In-person podcast, photograph, and transcript · Evidence: Relationship plus explicit topic-specific endorsement
DigiMarCon’s official featured-speaker record
DigiMarCon included my session in its 2025 featured-speaker brochure. I keep the brochure here because conference programs have a habit of disappearing long before the lessons do.
Inspect the official 32-page DigiMarCon brochure (PDF) →
Source: DigiMarCon · Date: Feb. 11, 2025 PDF metadata · Format: Official event brochure · Evidence: Featured-speaker selection
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Sources reviewed September 5, 2026. Every photo, recording, and quote links back to its original context.